Wire fence



M. J. PAGE. WIRE FENGB.

(No Model.)

Patented May 30,1893.

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MARVIN J. PAGE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

WIRE FENCE.

' SPECIFIGATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 498,296, dated May 30, 1893. Application filed November 15, 1892. Serial No. 452,050. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known thatI, MARVIN J. PAGE,'Of Buffalo, county of Erie, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to wire fences, having especial relation to those fences in which there is a plurality of longitudinal wires and vertical stays or suspension wires.

'ljhe object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive tightener, in which there shall be provision for taking up the slack of the wire, and also a constant and yielding pull upon the same, to compensate for strain exerted upon the wire, or for expansion or contraction due to climatic changes.

A further object is to provide suspension or stay wires having a plurality of eyelets or openings for the reception of the longitudinal wires, each formed from the single strand comprising the suspension or stay, whereby there is freedom of movement of the longitudinal wires, and great lightness of hanger and brace is insured.

With these objects in View the invention consists broadly in the connection with the longitudinal wires, of a tightener journaled in a spring frame, whereby there is means provided for tightening the wires manually, and when tightened a constant pull upon the wires to keep the same in tension, with asuspension or stay upon the wires formed of a single piece and having integral eyelets or openings formed thereon by looping and twisting the wire.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective View of a section of fence of a preferred construction. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of the same to more fully disclose the spring frame and tightener. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the spring frame and tightener. Fig. 4 is a detail view of one of the suspension wires or stays.

1 designates the end-post which is braced in any preferred manner and through which the longitudinal wires 2 are passed to allow the ends to be engaged with tighteners 3 to take up the slack of the wires, and hold the same in tension. Each tightener 3comprises a frame 4 formed of a curved springwith parallel ends 5 in which is journaled a roller6 in which the end of the longitudinal wire is secured, the spring being perforated at the center of the curvature to allow of passing the Wire therethrough. Roller 6 is formed with a square head 7, and upon the opposite end is secured a ratchet 8 with which a pawl 9, secured to the frame, engages.

10 designates suspension Wires or stays each formed of a single piece of wire looped at the regular distances required to space the longitudinal wires properly, each loop 11 being twisted to allow a wire 2 to pass through the loop at right angles to the body of the stay, the Wires having a free movement with relation to the hanger, the upper and lower ends of which are twisted around the upper and lower wires respectively, to prevent the hanger from moving upon the wires.

It will be seen that I have simplified the construction and erection of wire fences materially, as by my construction of suspension wires or stays, they may be made as an article of manufacture and sold to the user in quantities sufficient to erect a given number of rods of fence, and that they enable unskilled labor to erect a fence much more rapidly and with greater perfection than heretofore.

The hanger or brace being composed of a single strand of wire is light, and does not over weight the wires.

The peculiar construction of tightener renders it convenient to cause any desired initial strain, which should be sufficient to put the spring frame in slight tension so that any expansion of the wire tending to slacken the same will be immediately taken up by the spring and at the same time any contraction will be compensated for by the resiliency of the spring.

What I claim is- 1. In a fence, the combination with apost, of a series of wires passing through the said post, and a series of spring frames bearing against the outer side of the post, each frame having a roller journaled therein upon which a Wire is wound.

2. The combination with a post, of a wire passing therethrough, a spring frame bearing upon the post, a roller journaled therein, and a locking device for said roller.

3. In a fence, the end posts and horizontal strands, said strands being spaced and braced by means of a series of vertical wires having loops formed therein, the horizontal wires passing through the loops and the post, the spring frames bearing upon the outer side of the posts, the rollers therein, and thelocking devices for holding the strand taut.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARVIN J. PAGE.

\Vitnesses:

VVILLIAM WEBS ER, FLOYD R. WEBSTER. 

